Rangers Women - Games and Updates

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Good to see RTV finally going to and showing highlights of the Ladies' games!

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Cup game on for the Ladies today:

 

Rangers will face Aberdeen this Sunday at New Tinto Park with kick off at 2pm. Admission will be £5 for Adults, £2 Concessions and u16s go free.

 

Live Text updates via the Ladies' twitter https://twitter.com/RFC_Ladies (includes goals and interviews after the Old Firm game)

 

Rangers Ladies‏ @RFC_Ladies

GAME DAY: Rangers host Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup this afternoon as they look to build on mid week form.

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Up 1-0 right now

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Usually don't C&P full articles from the Rangers HP, but Lisa deserves it ...

 

Swanson Ends 10 Year Stay

 

 

LISA SWANSON is to leave Rangers after ten years of service with the Ladies team.

 

The 25-year-old will move to Finland to play for Naisten Liiga side Åland United.

 

Lisa is the only player who is still at the club since Rangers under 17s team was formed in 2007.

 

The midfielder was also a part of the first ever Rangers Ladies’ team which was formed the following year in 2008.

 

She is currently the SWPL side’s Vice-Captain and won the First Division with the club in Rangers’ first season in women’s football.

 

Everyone at the club thanks Lisa for her commitment to Rangers over the past 10 years and wishes her all the best for her future career.

 

https://rangers.co.uk/news/ladies/swanson-ends-10-year-stay/

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Quick recap of the last games before the summer break ...

 

Ladies: Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen AET

RANGERS LADIES progressed through to the third round of the SSE Scottish Cup after a 2-1 win over Aberdeen in extra time.

 

Game report here: https://rangers.co.uk/news/ladies/ladies-rangers-2-1-aberdeen-aet/

 

Rangers Ladies 1-3 Spartans

RANGERS suffered defeat in the final game before the SWPL breaks for the summer with the Bluebelles falling to a 3-1 defeat at home to Spartans.

 

Game report here: https://rangers.co.uk/news/ladies/rangers-ladies-1-3-spartans/

 

Scotland are playing at the European Championships (first time a Scottish team does so since 1998, BTW), with methinks a couple of former Bluebelles involved. Lana Clelland was with us when the Ladies team started. Erin Cuthbert came through the ranks of our Girls side before moving to Glasgow City and is now at Chelsea.

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Now remember what I wrote above about our two lassies? Yesterday both were up against Protugal, with Clelland being denied early on, and Cuthbert scoring a good goal to bring Scotland level.

 

Typical was their luck in defence though ... first one defender deflected the cross, then the second one took a swipe at fresh air and handing the chance to the Portuguese lass. For Portugal's second, the same defenderess (a bit "too Scottish" in build and pace) was outpaced by the opposition's striker and that was that:

 

Small, but with Clelland's chance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHjCao67x98

 

Bigger, but without that chance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax9zEB0NXp0

 

That's essentially it for the Scots, though they did indeed have the toughest group of the lot.

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They can still qualify if they beat Spain DB. Barsley has had a pretty poor tournament in defence so far.

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https://twitter.com/Lisa10__/status/896434845823496192

 

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Edited August 14, 2017 by der Berliner

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Ladies: Rangers 2:1 Celtic

 

 

RANGERS LADIES recorded their second victory of the season against rivals Celtic after a 2-1 victory at New Tinto Park.

 

Two goals in the second half, from an own goal and Lauren Davidson, were enough to see the Bluebelles run out as winners.

 

Report: https://rangers.co.uk/news/ladies/ladies-rangers-21-celtic-2/

 

Twitter updates, reaction and Goals: https://twitter.com/RFC_Ladies

 

SWPL: Rangers beat Celtic for second time this season

 

Rangers consigned Celtic to a second Old Firm defeat of the season with a 2-1 win at New Tinto Park.

 

Lauren Davidson scored shortly after Celtic debutant Cheryl McCulloch''s own goal, with Ruesha Littlejohn's late strike not enough to salvage a draw.

 

It means Celtic fall two places to fifth in the Scottish Premier League, with Stirling University moving into third with a 3-1 win over Aberdeen.

 

Spartans were held at home to Hamilton Academical in a goalless draw.

 

For Rangers, the result is more evidence of the remarkable turnaround under head coach Amy McDonald, who took charge in May.

 

She had already masterminded a 4-1 win over Celtic in June and, with a Scottish Cup quarter-final to come, Rangers look in good shape for the second half of the season.

 

They hounded their Glasgow rivals for the first half an hour. Claire Adams forced goalkeeper Megan Cunningham to scramble back and tip her 25-yard shot over the bar.

 

And Davidson should have opened the scoring in the 22nd minute when she was slipped through one-on-one with Cunningham, but her attempt to pass the ball into the far corner was thwarted by the goalkeeper's leg.

 

It was Celtic, though, who finished the half stronger. Georgie Rafferty was not too far away with a thumping shot that skimmed the crossbar.

 

Natalie Ross fired straight at the goalkeeper before Sarah Ewens poked a free-kick off the post, with the rebound finding the net but the assistant's flag cutting short the celebrations.

 

The second half was a replica of the first, with Rangers beginning on the front foot, but this time they broke the deadlock.

 

Former Hamilton and Glasgow City defender McCulloch was named in the Celtic starting line-up after signing for the club on Friday.

 

However, her debut was spoiled in the 52nd minute when she turned Hayley Sinclair's left-wing cross into her own net.

 

Six minutes later, it was 2-0 when Davidson got to a long diagonal ball and fired into the roof of the net.

 

Not much was going right for the visitors. Littlejohn rounded goalkeeper Jordyn Elliot but flicked the ball off the post.

 

Then Celtic had another goal chopped off when Heather Richards finished inside the near post but the assistant flagged for offside.

 

Ewens had a shot saved and Cara McBrearty headed over as the chances continued to come and that pressure finally paid off in time added on when Littlejohn smashed in a loose ball.

 

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41068543

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The Ladies drew 1-1 with Stirling University. Frustrating afternoon, with Stirling taking the lead in the 90th minute, only for the Bluebelles to equalize in the 93rd.

 

Updates and goals here: https://twitter.com/RFC_Ladies